Chapter 146
She arrived at the commune fifteen minutes before work time, which was neither too early nor too late, and it didn't seem like she was too attentive nor that she didn't take her work seriously.
Yesterday she received the keys to the office, desk drawers, and cabinets. When she opened the door and went in, she found the tables, chairs, and benches neatly arranged, and the floor was clean and tidy. It must have been cleaned last night.
Another reason for orderliness is that this is a new department and there isn't even a piece of paper on the desk, so how messy can it be?
Zhou Jiani took out her honorary teacup and placed it on the table. There was no thermos in the office, so she asked the team members to get one later.
He took out a pen holder and a box of tea and placed them on the table.
Afterwards, she locked her bag in the cupboard, grabbed the plan she'd reorganized the previous night, and prepared to head to Director Zhai's office. As she was leaving, Zhao Yuzhen approached. She smiled and said, "Team Leader, why are you here so early?"
Zhou Jiani nodded and said seriously, "Comrade Yuzhen, I'm going to report to Director Zhai. We'll have a quick meeting after I'm done."
Zhao Yuzhen: "Okay, Team Leader."
Director Zhai hadn't arrived yet, but Zhao Hongchang had. He was mopping the floor and wiping the table for the director. Seeing her, he smiled and said, "Team Leader Zhou, you're here early."
Zhou Jiani smiled and extended her hand. "Good morning, Secretary Zhao. We'll be colleagues from now on. Please take care of me."
Zhao Hongchang smiled and shook his hand, saying, "Take care of each other, take care of each other."
After saying hello, Zhou Jiani waited for Director Zhai to come to work. At the same time, she said to Zhao Hongchang, "Secretary Zhao, if you have some free time later, could you please tell us about the specific situation of each team?"
Zhao Hongchang laughed and said, "Why? Your Director Li never told you about the situation in other brigades before?"
Director Zhai’s former secretary had been in the job longer than him and should know more than him. Doesn’t he believe that Comrade Zhou didn’t learn from him?
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "That's different. The country is developing and the people are making progress. Our commune certainly looked different yesterday than it did today. The same goes for each brigade. How can the situation last month be the same as this month?"
Zhao Hongchang finished cleaning and gathered up the dust he had swept up. He smiled and said, "Okay, Team Leader Zhou, you're here to pick something up from my hands first. Okay, I'll give it to you when I'm done."
Zhou Jiani: "No, no, no, I'll have my team come get it from you later."
It’s different now that they’re colleagues. Secretary Xiao Zhao, who was so polite to her yesterday, is a bit arrogant today. Zhou Jiani raised her eyebrows. It seems that the new job will bring new challenges. It’s exciting!
Director Zhai came to work and saw Zhou Jiani. He smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, you're here quite early."
Zhou Jiani arranged the subordinates' positions and said with a respectful smile, "On the first day, you always have to be more proactive. Of course, you have to work actively from now on."
"Haha!" Director Zhai laughed. Seeing the information in her hand, he said, "Have you finished reading the plan?"
"I've finished reading it and reorganized it. Please take a look."
Zhou Jiani handed it over with both hands. Director Zhai took it and read it. He deleted and added some content and also wrote a summary based on the opinions he raised.
Director Zhai nodded, handed the plan back, and placed his hands half-folded on the table. He asked with a smile, "The Qianjin Knitting Factory focuses on exports, distributing domestic orders to other brigades. This arrangement is fine. But now the knitting factory's major partners, such as the Provincial Department Store and the Friendship Store, only accept goods from the Qianjin Knitting Factory. How do we explain this to them?"
Zhou Jiani said, "The weaving workshops in other brigades are all under the management of the Qianjin Weaving Factory. They are subsidiaries of the Qianjin Weaving Factory, so their products are still from the Qianjin Weaving Factory."
Director Zhai smiled and said, "All the teams are waiting for you to lead them to create brilliance and fame. Do you agree?"
"First generate income and then create fame. It's impossible to gain both fame and fortune right from the start."
Director Zhai smiled and nodded: "Haha, sure!"
This is equivalent to the beginning of taking back power. In the future, weaving tasks will be issued by the commune and uniformly managed and distributed, which is exactly what Zhai Xiangqiang hopes for.
Zhou Jiani said, "I think to standardize things, we need to sign a consent form. I'll mention this to everyone at today's meeting. Those who are willing to accept unified allocation and management will be given priority support and regularly organized to study and train at the Qianjin Knitting Factory. If you don't accept this arrangement, you can only be assigned sporadic orders."
"Okay!" Director Zhai nodded, checked the time, and said, "I'll have a meeting with you first. I have to go out soon. At 2:30 pm, all the team leaders will come and we'll have a group meeting then..." He then looked at Zhao Hongchang and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou is new here. If there's anything I can help you with, please help as much as possible. Help Comrade Xiao Zhou get familiar with the situation as soon as possible."
Zhao Hongchang: "Okay, Director."
Afterwards, Director Zhai held a meeting for their department. The main purpose was to have Song Chao and Zhao Yuzhen fully cooperate with Zhou Jiani's work and maximize the effectiveness of their department as soon as possible...
After the meeting ended and Director Zhai left, Zhou Jiani officially took over. She held another brief meeting with her two subordinates. She said with a smile, "We'll work together in the future, and we'll help each other. You have work experience in your unit, but I don't. If you encounter anything you don't understand, please feel free to enlighten me."
Song Chao pushed his glasses up on his nose and said, "No, no, Team Leader Zhou is too polite. Just arrange whatever work you want."
A young girl who had just come to the countryside had made a mediocre brigade prosperous in just half a year. She set up a factory, had her products appear in newspapers, and her products were exported overseas. She was even commended by the commune, county, and city before the New Year. How could he dare to teach her anything?
Zhao Yuzhen also said, "Yes, Team Leader, I don't understand. Your factory... oh no, I haven't seen many of the products from Qianjin Knitting Factory. I'm completely in the dark. I'll have to ask you for more advice in the future."
Zhou Jiani's words were merely polite; she had been waiting for their reaction, so she took advantage of the situation and said with a smile, "Alright, then I won't be polite. Comrade Song Chao, go get Secretary Xiao Zhao the latest detailed information on the various brigades. Comrade Yuzhen, go get the appropriate stationery and daily necessities for our department."
Daily necessities refer to thermoses, brooms, dustpans, and rags. There is not even a thermos in her office.
The two of them hurried to get busy.
After leaving the office, Zhao Yuzhen said to Song Chao embarrassedly, "When I borrowed something to clean the room yesterday, I was thinking about where to get a copy, but I forgot about it today."
Song Chao pointed to her and whispered, "The second door over there, apply for another newspaper for our department. Also, the leader's food relationship has been transferred, but the food coupons should not have been issued yet. Please ask the leader..."
"knew!"
Zhou Jiani sat in her office chair and grabbed a red envelope. Then she took out her own pen and wrote down on a piece of paper the questions she might be asked in the afternoon.
Soon Zhao Yuzhen came back with a bunch of things.
"Team Leader, here are the notebooks, ballpoint pens, and pencils I got for you... and the newspapers I asked them for."
"Thanks!"
Zhao Yuzhen: "Your food supply has been transferred. You must go in person to collect the food coupons. You need to sign."
Zhou Jiani had indeed forgotten about this, so she went to collect food coupons and two industrial coupons. When she came back, Zhao Yuzhen had already fetched water, but Song Chao had not returned yet.
Zhou Jiani made a cup of tea and said to Zhao Yuzhen, "Help yourself with your tea."
Zhao Yuzhen felt embarrassed and poured herself a cup of water.
Zhou Jiani began to ask her what job she used to do in the street office, where she was from, what she was good at, and whether she could ride a bicycle. Zhao Yuzhen answered all the questions one by one.
Song Chao came back and handed Zhou Jiani a stack of information, and Zhou Jiani took it.
She opened the cupboard and took out two bamboo pen holders from her bag. She smiled and said, "This is a gift for you two."
The two were overjoyed and thanked her quickly. Zhao Yuzhen even asked Zhou Jiani where she bought it. Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "It was sent from Zhejiang Province. I have a friend who worked in the countryside in Zhejiang Province and helped me connect the two sides for some small cooperation. I also asked her for some bamboo products myself."
"Thank you, Team Leader."
Zhou Jiani smiled: "You're welcome."
The relationship became much closer and the office became a bit lively.
Zhou Jiani started chatting with Song Chao about his previous work at the commune, whether he had ever been involved in the lower-level brigade, and where he was from...
The two people Director Zhai chose for her had one characteristic in common: they both came from the town and did not belong to any of the brigades below.
After Zhou Jiani finished reading the information and asked the other two to review it, she said to Song Chao, "Don't show up at the meeting this afternoon. I'll give you a task. Go through all the villages under the commune except the Qianjin Brigade. Investigate their cultivated areas, mountain areas, road conditions in each village, and the annual harvest and output of weaving materials..."
Song Chao was puzzled: "Why do we need to know the planting area?"
Zhou Jiani said, "If we want to vigorously develop the weaving industry, the cultivation of raw materials will also be a focus in the future. I need to master this data."
Song Chao also took notes in his notebook and said, "I understand."
Zhou Jiani added: "Investigate privately."
"Understood!"
Song Chao left, and Zhao Yuzhen asked, "Team Leader, what about me?"
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "You will attend the meeting with me this afternoon and help me take minutes."
"Okay, Team Leader."
There wasn't much to do in the morning. In addition to understanding the situation of each team, Zhou Jiani was thinking about the assignment and drafting the contents of the consent form. At noon, she went to the cafeteria to eat. She didn't bring bedding with her, so she didn't go back to the dormitory to rest. She rode her bike around the town and looked at the black market. She wanted to go in several times, but then she thought about it. She was a leader after all. If someone recognized her or caught her, it would be so embarrassing, so she left quickly.
Before the meeting that afternoon, she borrowed the commune's phone to call the No. 2 Textile Factory in the province. She told her mother about her household registration transfer and promotion, and said, "Mom, if you want to contact me during the day, please call our commune. If you need to contact me before 8 p.m., please call the Qianjin Brigade."
Yu Huifang was so happy that she could hear the excitement in her voice over the phone. She said, "Oh, you've regained your urban household registration? And you're a commune cadre? Hahaha, that's great. Can you come back often in the future?"
Zhou Jiani laughed: "Mom, how can I have all the good things? I will rarely go on business trips in the future, and I will definitely not be able to go back as often. If I want to go back, I have to wait until the holidays."
Yu Huifang was both happy and disappointed. However, thinking about her daughter becoming a commune cadre and regaining her urban household registration, she was still happier. She urged her over the phone: "Work hard. It's okay if you don't come back often. Call me often..."
"I know, Mom!"
After hanging up the phone, everyone in the office asked, "Huifang, I heard... your daughter is a cadre?"
Yu Huifang couldn't help but smile, and said happily: "Yes, yes, she was transferred to the commune over there, and she's a small leader."
"That's great! So she won't be involved in knitting anymore?"
"It's related to weaving. It's called handicraft products. They set up a special group for this..." Yu Huifang looked proud.
Soon after returning to the workshop, Yu Huifang's colleagues all knew that her daughter had regained her urban household registration and had become a small cadre.
On this side, Zhou Jiani, holding a notebook in her hand, followed Director Zhai into the conference room.
Now all the cadres in each team know Zhou Jiani. Those who are close to her even congratulate her on her promotion with a smile, and Zhou Jiani also greets them with a smile.
Zhang Baosheng also came, looking even more proud.
Next to him sat Gao Yongcheng from the Pancun Brigade, who whispered to him, "Comrade Zhou is your brigade's lucky star. Are you willing to let him go?"
Of course I'm reluctant to let him go. Zhang Baosheng was about to say something when he suddenly changed the subject and said something nice: "Now that Comrade Xiao Zhou has been transferred to the commune, he will be a blessing to our entire commune. He will bring blessings to our entire commune, and everyone will come and things will get better and better."
Gao Yongcheng chuckled and said, "Alright, Old Zhang. Thanks to your good wishes, our Pancun Brigade will definitely get better and better in the future. But..." He stared at Director Zhai and lowered his voice even more, "Your factory's use of formal workers has made the former craftsmen in our village not want to come back. What do you think..."
Zhang Baosheng laughed: "Aren't you happy to give you villagers the opportunity to become regular members?"
Gao Yongcheng glanced at him and asked, "Can people from other villages who work for you really get permanent jobs?"
Everyone subconsciously thought that Old Man Zhang must first regularize the workers in his village, and then the people from other villages would get some benefits.
Zhang Baosheng said seriously, "Comrade Xiao Zhou once told me that every craftsman deserves respect. They are the greatest. Therefore, regardless of which brigade, as long as they are respectable craftsmen, they will have this opportunity."
Gao Yongcheng stood in awe.
This old man is different now, his vision has broadened.
The meeting began and the two of them sat up straight.
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